the 3rd January 1886. D. McDonald breathed his last in the presbytery of St. James and was succeeded in the care of hhe mission by the Rev. William Grant D.D. the present pastor.

Although Georgetown at one time gave promise of commercial activity, that promise has scarcely been fulfulled, yet there are several prosperous estab-

lishments doing business there; many of them in the hands of descendants of the

early Catholic settlers.

On Panmure Island. around which so many historic memories linger, a lobster canning establishment has usurped the place of the seigneurial chapel of the first owner. and in all directions modern industries are cautiously throwing out feelers that will in time. have a firm hold and effectually erase the remains of a picturesque past.

With hhe beauty of location and easy access to magnificent fishing grounds. Georgetown might, if pr0perly advertized, become a favorite watering place. It may be that this will be brought about, and the rifle of the American

tourist will ring over the country where de Roma held sway in the old regime.